Social Anxiety therapists in Ottawa, Ontario ON, Canada CA
Social Anxiety
Melanie Fuller
Registered Psychotherapist, Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Social anxiety is a common, uncomfortable experience. I will collaborate with you in our sessions to form a treatment plan that meets your needs to forge the life you prefer, in line with your values. My work with social anxiety often involves social skill practice (i.e., role play, assertive communication techniques and other interpersonal effectiveness skills), psychoeducation on relationship red-flags, somatic experience work (i.e., meditation, distress tolerance and emotional regulation skills), exposure therapy, and more.
5 Years Experience
Social Anxiety
EMDR Therapy Toronto - Heal Anxiety, PTSD, Childhood Trauma - Ayan Mukherjee
Registered Psychotherapist, Certified EMDR Therapist & Consultant
Social anxiety often originates in early teens when the child experiences social attachment deficits and experiences significant social rejection of some sort. It can also be exacerbated by lots of relocations, new schools, being ripped apart from one's established peer group, bullying, social ostracization, etc. It causes the person to develop an adaptation called "mind-reading" and being extremely self-conscious, self-critical and internally-focused during social interactions. I work with social anxiety by desensitizing and neutralizing root-cause trauma memories and imagined worst-case scenarios with EMDR Therapy. Guided imagery and Resource Tapping of an imaginary Ideal Friend who was always present in childhood school-related memories and always had your back, helps to further heal the social attachment deficit. The goal is to calm your survival brain in social situations, so that the relationship and connection-oriented parts of your nervous system can take over and help you feel calm and social. Email me for a free 30-min phone consultation to discuss more.
7 Years Experience
Social Anxiety
Kaleidoscope Counselling Collective
Registered Social Worker, RSW
We often tell ourselves stories about what other's are thinking of us, how poorly we've performed in an interaction, or predict how awkward and terrible something may end up being. These kinds of thoughts can increase our anxiety and spur a bunch of avoidance and/or numbing out behaviour. Then we sit at home beating ourselves up, feeling alone and isolated. Therapy can help us shift these stories, take different actions and start to feel more content, confident and authentic in social situations.
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14 Years Experience
Social Anxiety
Cynthia Roblin
Registered Psychotherapist, M.A., R.P.
Social anxiety can manifest in various ways: sometimes it can be a dread of socializing that dissipates upon going out. Sometimes it can be avoiding socializing altogether. Othertimes, it can be feeling stressed or anxious post socializing. Through our work together we will try and get to the root causes of your social anxiety and look at how it manifests.
3 Years Experience
Social Anxiety
Dr. Corinna Elliott
Psychologist, Ph.D., C.Psych.
Dr. Elliott administers Empirically Supported Treatments (EST's) within the Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) approach for Social Anxiety Disorder including behavioural experiments and exposure and response prevention (ERP). She can also treat comorbid panic attacks.
12 Years Experience
Social Anxiety
North Star Therapy-- Cleo Haber
Registered Social Worker, BSW, MSW, RSW
We all have feelings of worry from time to time. However if these thoughts and feelings are persistent and you find you have constant worries about social interactions, what people may be thinking about you, how others perceive you and self-doubt in social situations, you may be struggling with social anxiety. Psychotherapy is a powerful tool to help manage and mitigate symptoms of social anxiety by uncovering the root cause of your worries. By understanding your fears and triggers, you can better navigate anxiety provoking situations and move through them with more ease and confidence.
23 Years Experience
Social Anxiety
Beyond Talk Psychotherapy
Licensed Psychoanalyst, RP, CAT, CCC, ATPQ, ACNN
A CBT and Narrative approach will be used to explore social anxiety. A narrative approach will be used to externalize social anxiety and understand the impact it is having on your life. A CBT approach will be used by focusing on the thoughts, behaviours, and your reaction to the situations to help lessen the anxious and fearful thoughts.
2 Years Experience
Social Anxiety
Emily Beeckmans
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, B.A., B.S.W., M.S.W., RSW, CHRP
I teach you different ways of thinking, behaving, and reacting to situations to help you feel less anxious and fearful.
26 Years Experience
Social Anxiety
Watras Counselling and Psychotherapy Services
Registered Psychotherapist, RP, MACP, BSc
Social anxiety occurs for many different reasons and can have a massive impact on one's well-being. It can be so incredibly frustrating to feel so averse or worried about something that you feel or know you should not be anxious about! When working with clients who have social anxiety issues, I take a comprehensive approach in understanding why the social anxiety occurs so that we can solve the issue from the root up; Being anxious is not a state one needs to be in, and it does NOT have to control one's life or decisions.
3 Years Experience
Social Anxiety
Leigh Berry
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW, RHN
Helping women to hold space for the discomfort that feeling anxiety and fear brings, especially in social situations. With social anxiety often comes feelings of overwhelm, a sense of dread about being around others, obsessive worrying about what others think, not knowing what to do or say- like your mind going blank, digestive issues, and avoidant behaviour. Together, we will work to uncover the root causes behind your thoughts, feelings and symptoms to provide you with concrete, practical tools you can use to support overwhelming emotions. From working together you can develop awareness and insight into thought and behaviour patterns, while learning to relate more amicably to the emotions gripping and pushing you around or preventing you from living your life. When we do this, we can focus more on what matters in our life and the kind of person we want to be.
14 Years Experience
Social Anxiety
Lauren McCarley
Registered Psychotherapist, RP(Q), BSc, MA
Discovering the path to your authentic self can feel overwhelming, especially when you constantly battle with low self-esteem and feeling like you are "not enough". My goal is to empower you to lead a life that is truly authentic and deeply fulfilling. You have already taken the courageous step of seeking help, and that alone is a testament to your strength and resiliency.
1 Years Experience
Social Anxiety
Theresa Gregory, Lightbridge Psychotherapy
Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), Masters in the Arts
Social anxiety can feel isolating, as our fear limits our lives in not being able to connect freely with others in a meaningful way. I can help you to explore your core issues that are holding you back from leading a happy and fulfilling life, so that you can feel more confident and self-assured in your social interactions.
4 Years Experience
Social Anxiety
Sierra Goldfinger
Registered Psychotherapist, RP (Qualifying)
As a therapist, and someone who has experienced social anxiety myself, I know how much effort it can take to navigate it. During therapy, it can often be helpful to get to know the social anxiety to feel more in control of it. This can allow us to develop a unique toolkit, best suited to you, to move through the anxiety and live your most meaningful and authentic life. I am here to support you in creating and applying this toolkit. Connect with me today for a free consultation to begin your journey.
3 Years Experience
Social Anxiety
Philippa Klein
Counsellor/Therapist, PSW, MSW
More and more people are suffering from social anxiety. The last few years have certainly not helped. Fortunately, social anxiety is one of the most treatable issues with therapy. The first step might be connecting with a therapist so that they can help you start to work on issues of fear and esteem. Taking this first step might be daunting, but the rewards of challenging social anxiety are so rewarding
11 Years Experience
Social Anxiety
Dennis Keefe
Registered Psychotherapist, M.A.
The first thing you should know is I am very friendly and approachable and that I am willing to meet you wherever you are at in your journey towards trying to address social anxiety. A big part of my focus is on addressing shame or self-judgment around social anxiety as this is often one of the main drivers. I also like to used structured CBT approaches that address unhelpful thoughts, excessive self-focused attention, avoidance of social interactions and many others. Client's often find it helpful to gradually exposure exercises where they gradually move towards feared social situations in small increments and at their own pace. I have also started exploring virtual reality exposure therapy to help aid clients who are not ready for real life exposure yet.
3 Years Experience